EVENTS
Towson University Family Reading Night
October 23, 2024
Priddy Library collaborated with Towson Early Education Club members on a Family Reading Night. For the fourth year in a row, students from the Towson Early Education Club selected picture books from Priddy Library’s collection of diverse and multicultural children’s books and allowed children to choose what they wanted to read.
International Games Month Event
November 13, 2024
Priddy Library hosted an event for International Games Month. This event included coordination between the UB Simulation and Game Design program, the RLB Library, and the TableTop Guild. We borrowed several legacy consoles from RLB Library (University of Baltimore) collection and allowed guests to play games that influenced the field of game development. Students from UB’s Simulation and Game Design set up play tests of the games they were designing for their capstone projects and solicited valuable feedback from the students, staff, and visitors at Priddy Library. Finally, the TableTop Guild ran several games throughout the day that students could drop in and join.
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What’s on Your Plate? Exhibit
November 22, 2024
An exhibit and accompanying Subject Guide, called What's on Your Plate was developed by a librarian and two Master of Library and Information Science student interns. The exhibit explored both the issues related to food and innovative solutions to move forward with sustainable food systems that can nourish us all.
2024 MD Tech Connect
December 12, 2024
Priddy Library was once again the primary campus sponsor of the statewide technology in library conference, MD Tech Connect (MDTC). For 9 years, MDTC has brought academic, public, school, and specialty library and technology professionals from across the state to USG to share, educate, and learn. Presenters this year included faculty and students from USG programs, and two of our librarians.
Earth’s Echo: Voices of Environmental Justice - Exhibit
April 10 - May 30, 2025
This exhibition explores themes of environmental degradation, climate resilience, and the human impact on natural ecosystems through contemporary art, bringing together a diverse group of artists whose work challenges, inspires, and engages with critical issues of our time. Curated by Judy A. Greenberg, director emeritus of The Kreeger Museum in Washington, D.C., with assistance from Professor Stephanie Simmons (Salisbury University).
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Towson University Family Reading Night
April 16, 2025
This exhibition explores themes of environmental degradation, climate resilience, and the human impact on natural ecosystems through contemporary art, bringing together a diverse group of artists whose work challenges, inspires, and engages with critical issues of our time. Curated by Judy A. Greenberg, director emeritus of The Kreeger Museum in Washington, D.C., with assistance from Professor Stephanie Simmons (Salisbury University).
Environmental Justice Panel
April 22, 2025
In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, a panel discussion was held featuring Judy A. Greenberg in conversation with scholars from several institutions at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG). Panelists included Professors Jeanette Hoover (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) and Kendall Bustad (University of Maryland, College Park), and Jennifer Cueva (University of Maryland, College Park student). The discussion was moderated by Professor Kate Keeney (University of Maryland, College Park).
Environmental Justice in Social Work Posters
April 22 - May 6, 2025
Students in Professor Jeanette Hoover’s Environmental Justice in Social Work Practice course researched topics related to environmental justice that they were passionate about. In partnership with Priddy Library, students created posters to share the topics they have learned about with the rest of the USG community. These posters reflected a wide range of topics from plastic pollution in the ocean, deforestation in Nigeria, to issues in our neighborhoods here in the DMV.
UB Game Design Event
May 7, 2025
Students in the University of Baltimore’s Simulation and Game Design Program showcased the video games they have designed as part of their senior capstone projects. Four teams utilized both our high-powered gaming PCs and portable screens in the VR lab, as well as the flexible space and touchscreen display in the newly renovated Engagement Hub. The students were able to receive critical public feedback with the help of students looking to destress during finals.